Interview

The seven-piece Shamisen rockers, ROA, had just toured America before landing in London to perform their first set of UK shows, starting with Japanese culture event, HYPER JAPAN. Held at London Olympia on 13—15...

Interview: Sanketsu-girl Sayuri, 2.5-dimensional parallel singer-songwriter

NBT

6 August 2018

Last month, Sanketsu-girl Sayuri went all the way from Japan to L.A. to perform at Anisong World Matsuri, an event which took place in North America's largest Japanese pop culture convention, Anime Expo 2018. ...

Interview with ACME, juvenile delinquents from a fictional universe

Sizergyia, Shmilly and Nexus

31 July 2018

ACME's first album is just around the corner! With a catchy music video Zesshou Ouka just released, we couldn't just sit still and got in contact with the four-piece unit to explore what exactly the album has t...

Interview: Mana talks future of lolita fashion

Nexus

18 June 2018

Featured, Interview

Yesterday, we have showcased some of Moi-même-Moitié's newly released items. Today, we finally bring you what you have been waiting for. Let's dive into it without stalling; we have had the great honor to talk ...

Interview: Staff behind Mana’s Gothic Lolita brand Moi-même-Moitié

Nexus

15 June 2018

Yesterday, we had a look at the personal history and career of the wide-known visual kei legend and founder of the fashion brand Moi-même-Moitié, Mana. Moitié is a brand well-known among lolitas and aristocr...

Interview: URBANGARDE talk fashion, subculture and music

7 June 2018

Featured, Interview

After celebrating their 10th anniversary in April this year, vocalists Yoko and Temma from electronic pop-rock band URBANGARDE sit down and talks to us about the celebratory performance, album and fashion exhib...

Artist Interview: Exploring the mysterious visions of Mysano’s mind

7 June 2018

We're onto the final artist interview for this series and we hope you have enjoyed reading these as much as we have had fun speaking to the passionate artists. If you haven't read the previous ones yet, please ...

Artist Interview: Fall in love with the realistic art of mizukimchi

31 May 2018

Continuing on with our series to showcase beautiful fanart in the Jrock community, today we will be talking to mizukimchi who specialises in realistic colored pencil drawings of visual musicians. Find out their...

Exclusive Premiere and Interview: First glimpse of ROA’s “Hitsugenius” music video

24 May 2018

Featured, Interview

Alternative hardcore band ROA is a crew of enthusiastic rockers who marries the traditional Japanese Tsugaru shamisen to the Western guitar, producing a beautiful baby with the essence of both worlds. ROA has g...

Artist Interview: The pencil magician Kuji

24 May 2018

Following on with our Artist Interview series, we have Kuji who conjures up distinctive styled Jrock portraits with beautiful contrasting tones in both monochrome and vibrant colors. Kuji's art has a certain so...

Artist Interview: The curious art of yuroran’s neon flavored world

17 May 2018

Today we are speaking to yuroran who is a master at acid-bright colours and is an expert at merging this palette into amazing Jrock themed art as well as other subjects. This interview will cover how yuroran de...

Artist Interview: Tiny universe of J-Rock Chibi

10 May 2018